Laurel Fork Shelter

Last Revised: March 08, 2007

Location: In Laurel Fork Gorge, between U.S. 321 and Dennis Cove Road; elevation 2,400 feet. The shelter is 300 feet uphill off the A.T. on a blue-blazed side trail. In the Cherokee National Forest, Unaka Ranger District, Pond Mountain Wilderness Area.

Construction: Three-sided with open front and wooden sleeping platform. Native stone structure. Built in 1966 by TEHCC.

Sleeps: six

Maintenance history:

	1994: Installed picnic table.
	Future: Roof replacement and rafter work needed.

Water source: Stream is located 150 feet on blue-blazed trail behind the shelter.

Photos (additional photos of this area are included in Section 4 - Watauga Dam Road to Dennis Cove Road):

	Sign inside of Laurel Fork Shelter (25KB). Photo courtesy of Jamie Chapman.
	Laurel Fork Shelter, as seen from the blue-blazed trail to the spring (34KB). Photo courtesy of Jamie Chapman.
	Laurel Fork Shelter (48KB). Photo courtesy of Bill Stowell.
	Laurel Fork Shelter, March 1999 (198KB). Photo courtesy of Steve Banks.
	Laurel Fork Shelter, December 1999 (77KB). Photo courtesy of Garry Luttrell.

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